Seanad debates

Tuesday, 25 March 2003

Finance Bill 2003 [ Certified Money Bill ] : Second Stage.

 

I do not believe that the Minister is serious about bringing forward the dates for the elimination of tax incentives. I do not believe that his view has fundamentally changed at all and he hinted as much in his contribution. The measures he announced in the budget will not change anything. He has simply said that a few schemes that were due to come to an end in 2005 will now end in 2004. It would not surprise me, and it would be typical of the Minister, if, in next year's budget or that in the following year, he prolongs some schemes and introduces others. I do not mind as long as we keep an eye on the criteria and we know what we want to achieve.

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